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LGBT Rights in Cambodia

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    Varies by Region
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    Ambiguous
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Recent studies in Cambodia show a discernible level of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights among the population.

History

Homosexual activity in Cambodia

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Homosexual activity in Cambodia is legal.

Current status
Legal
There are not any laws in Cambodia criminalizing gay and lesbian sex.
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Same-sex marriage in Cambodia

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Same-sex marriage in Cambodia is varies by region.

Current status
Since Jan 2021
Varies by Region
Cambodian national law does not recognize same sex marriage. Some provinces have begun recognizing lesbian partnerships as marriages. As of June 2021, same sex relationship recognition offering limited legal rights known as "declaration of family relationship" was available in 68 Communes.
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Until Feb 28, 2018
Ambiguous
Civil unions under family partnership.One same sex couple has got married.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Cambodia

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Cambodia is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Cambodia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Cambodia

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Right to change legal gender in Cambodia is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place to allow for legal gender change.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cambodia

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cambodia is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
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LGBT discrimination in Cambodia

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LGBT discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Despite Cambodia not decriminalizing homosexuality,it has no protection laws either
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LGBT employment discrimination in Cambodia

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LGBT employment discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Cambodia

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LGBT housing discrimination in Cambodia is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Not in Constitution.
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Same-sex adoption in Cambodia

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Same-sex adoption in Cambodia is ambiguous.

Current status
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Cambodia no longer bans gay foreign couples from adopting. It is unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodian citizens can adopt.
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Jan 1, 2012–Sep 8, 2018
Legal
Nationwide.
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Ambiguous
Cambodia banned adoption by gay and lesbian foreigners. It is unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodians could adopt.
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Serving openly in military in Cambodia

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Serving openly in military in Cambodia is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
The only Asian country that allows trans service is Thailand. This is unlikely to happen to Cambodia in the near future
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Blood donations by MSMs in Cambodia

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Blood donations by MSMs in Cambodia is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Cambodia

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Conversion therapy in Cambodia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Cambodia

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Equal age of consent in Cambodia is equal.

Current status
Equal
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